Banker&#39;s note-case.



Patented Sept. 16,1913.

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DOLLI was a K ANTON V. "'KOUBA, 'OF VERCDIGRE, `NEBRASK'.

BANKERS NOTE-CASE.

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To all whom 15 may concern:

' -Be it known that I, ANToN V. Koni-1A, a citizen of the United States,residing at Verdigre7 in the county of Knox and State of Nebraska, haveinrented a new and useful lIinpi-oveniont in Bankers` Note-Cases, otwhich the' following is a specification.

This invention relates to a note holding case designed especially forthe use of bankers and intended to serve as a tiling case for notes, andto show the date and nionth upon which any particular note may fall due,without interfering' with the alphabetical 'filing of the notes in thetiling cases.' In other words the various notes can be tiled in'alphabetical order without regard to their dates,-either of making orbecoming due, or

'Without regard 'to the length of time they have 'to run and at thesaine time the inspection 'of the case will show all notes which may be`due upon any' particular day or dur-y ing "any particular month, andwithout handling any ofthenotes.-`

In the accoii'ipanying drawings: Figure l is a perspective view lookingdown upon.A

one ot the cases. Fig'. Z'is a. View of one of the follower blocks. Fig.3 is a face View of a note with a tab applied tl'iereto.

In constructing the device I employ a suitable tray 'l but I do not wishto be restricted to a tray of any particular make, orlength,

was the device could he adapted for use with trays of various shapes andsizes. 'Preferably my tray is provided with longitudinallyextending'interior shoulders 2 running adjacent to and. parallel-lo thetop of the tray and follower blocks B have upwardly and outwardlyextending ears 4 adapted to rest upon said shoulders and saidpears arealso adapted vto have placed thereon various lettei'sot the alphabet7the said follower blocks `or spacing bloclrsas they may be termed beingarranged -in the ease in alphabetical order. These ears while notnecessarily integral with the blocks are preferably-formed y by cuttingaway the upper portions of the.l

blocks from lines adjacent the ends of the 'blocks7 and slightlyreducing' the lengths of the blocks, throughout their lower portions',so that said lower portins will fit readily between the shoulders 2while the ears pr0' lject above the `shoulders but it i's.essentialthat' the'upper edge of the body portion ofthe blocks 3 oe helow the toplineV of the 4Specification df 'Letters Patent.

Tateiited'Sept. *16, dhd13..

.Application inea November s, i912. .semi Na 130.261.

are placed in regular order the naines of the months, or -soinedesignation standingjtor the various months. This` plate may be separatefrom the casing'o'r ifdesired it may ccnstitute'the rear rend of thecasing.

Thenotcsare of 4a. suiiieient length to extend across the casing, andtheyhave pi' @ed upon their Iupper margin the-naiiies oithe months asindicated at. 6 or signs or chaiacters represeiitiiiglr thenaines ofthe'nionths.l and the naines, signs or symbols imprinted upon the notesare arranged in the sauic ou der andare spaced exactly the saine as thecharacters upon the plate The notes lieing of a length equal to that ot'the plate it necessarily follows that -when the notes are tiled in thecase any character upon the note-- representing a certain month will bein enact aline'nient with the corresponding character upon the plate Itis of course understood that the if?. fio-- nations of the months placedupon the imtes and also upon the plate 5 are soarranged that they arenot overlapped hy any of the en 4, the characters upon the plate occupy,that Aportion ot the plate which corresph to the part assumed tg havebeen ieii'ioved from the follower blocks in Yfoi-unna" the ra rs 4. Asthe plate 5 is of a greater height than the notes itwill be obvious thatwhen 'the notes are ar anged in alphabetical order between the followerblocks the vi'ianies of the month-s upon the plate will be clearlyvisible between fthe ears 4. Upon each note is `placed a tab 7 which tabis secured over the designation of' the month during which the notefalls due and the lupper portion of the tab carries 'a numeral ornumerals designating the day of the month. This tab must necessarilyaline with the naine' of the month in which the note falls due and whichis carried by the plate 5. It will thus he obvious that the tabs of allof the notes which are due`duringany particular month will he in regularalinement with the naine of that month upon the plate-5 and the tabswill show the day ofthe month when the notes are'due, and at the sametime all notes will be arranged alphabetically in the case. or

example assuming that a note has been given on September 26 for threemonths and that the said note has been made by John Doe. The note willbe placed immediately back of the follower block having the letter Dupon its' ears, and Will carry a tab with the numeral 26, and said tabwill be secured over the abbreviation or sign carried by the note andstanding for the month of December and. When said note has been placed.in the 'case'the tab' will aline with the proper character uplon theplate 5 and will showtliat the note is due December 26, thus Withoutdisturbing the note and without int` ertering-With its filinginalphabetical order.

, I have' also shown the letters Dern at one end ofthe plate and notethus indicating when a tabis placed over said designation upon the notethat it is payable on demand.

It is of course obvious that the use of this particular feature'isoptional and also that other information can be given in the same Waybyeinploying suitable signs and characters 'upon the notes and plate.lVhat I claim is 1"..,A device of the kinddescribed comprising a casingadapted to receive notes arranged in alphabetical order, means arrangedat the rear of said notes having the names of the months designatedthereupon,

and tabs adapted to be secured upon saidv notes, said tabs indicatingthe' day ot the vmonth in which a note falls due, and alining with .thedesignations first mentioned.

-A device of the kind described coinprising a casing adapted to receivenotes in alphabetical order, means for spacing saidy notes apart, saidmeans having characters of the alphabet thereupon7 and a4 plateprojecting above said notes and having chaif` act-ers thereuponindicative of the various months of the year and -tabs adapted tobeseeured to and projectaliove the notes. dud adapted -to aline with thecharacters 'upony the plate representing the months in which, said notesfall due. i'

3. A device of the kind -idjescribed com-y prising a- `easing adapted toreceive notes, means for holding said notes in alphabetical order, tabscarried by said notes and eX- tending above the-notes and indicating thel, day of the month in which the note falls4 due and means arranged tothe rear of the note carrying'impiinted matter designating the* 'prising a casing, follower plates adapted to 'lit in said casing, saidollower plates naving their. upper center portions cut away leavingear-s, said follower plates having the characters ot" tle alphabetthereupon, and adapted to space notes in al phabetical order,

notes adapted to lit in said casing and having along their upper'marginso haraeters designating the various months of the year, tabsv adapted tobe secured to saidiiiargins ing portions of said tabs having the days ofthe months indicated thereupon, and a back plate having the monthsdesignated thereupon vin alinement with the designations-'aiidproje'cting above the notes, the projecton the margins of the notesand with the tabs thereon.

5 A system of tiling notes comprising a note having the naines oftheinontlis print-V ed upon itsl upper marginal portion, a tab adaptedto be secured to said note `and to projectabove the'note, said tab beingarranged upon or vadjacent'the designation of .the month in which thenote falls due and having upon its upwardly extending portionV adesignation of the day of the month,

a easing adaptedto receive said note -iiiits alphabetical oi-der, andmeans arranged in said casing to therear of saidvr note, said.

means displaying designations of the months of theyear in line withthose printed upon the margins of the notes.

6. In aliling system for notes, a casing,

notes adapted to be arranged in said casing, means for holding saidnotes in alphabetical order, each lof said notes, 'having upon its'upper marginal portion the names of the months, a plate-arrangedto therear of the lsaid notes, said plate havingv the names of the monthsplaced thereupon, the names upon the plate alining With the names of Ythe monthsupon the not-es and means adapt'A red' to be seciire'dto themarginal portions ofsaid notes and carrying numerals adapted to.indicate rthe day of the month upon which the note falls due.

ANTON y. KOUBA.

Witnesses: A Y

RS. ZOLL,

JOE V. Ami.

